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Tik Tok opened a brick and mortar location on Oxford Street in London, the 580,000 sq ft LED Sphere was unveiled in Las Vegas and Fender has opened its first ever retail store in Tokyo.
Fashion brand Loewe has opened a store dedicated to repairing and preserving leather goods, Gucci has unveiled a space combining traditional aesthetic and modern technology, and Crocs has launched a virtual store designed around the brand’s unique shoe charms.
Rivian is redesigning the EV shopping experience to be more casual and inviting, Laneige has launched its first immersive virtual store and pop-up stores continue to be a strong marketing strategy for brands and retailers.
IKEA is going to be training its customer support employees to delegate design questions to an AI bot named Billie, Bulgari’s newest property within their Hotels & Resorts Collection has 114 guest rooms and suites with a massive spa and a 65-foot pool, and to showcase Selena Gomez’s new Rare Beauty lip oil, Outform created a vibrant pop-up in Times Square.
Aldi is extending their digital handshake with the help of Instacart, Bed Bath & Beyond is selling its BuyBuy Baby chain, and technology like 3D billboards, spatial scent and ChatGPT are evolving retail at an unprecedented rate.
Petco has opened a one-stop destination for all things pet health and wellness in the Big Apple. More than 600 JCPenney Beauty stores have opened in the US that will offer more than 170 beauty brands. American luxury brand Coach has landed a store inside a retired Boeing 747 airplane.
Sainsbury’s has launched a new flagship location that plans on using only half the energy of a standard store, Tapestry has used consumer insights to tap into what it is customers want and how it is they love to get it, and Flannels has unveiled a transformative rebranding of its Oxford Street flagship store featuring digital experiences.
1800 Flowers debuted its AI poem composer based on ChatGPT ahead of this year’s Mother’s Day, Tesco has removed over 2 billions pieces of plastic from their stores over the past 4 years, and customers who are cutting back on spending still do not mind making splurge purchases.
Alibaba is appealing to China’s most influential and largest spending group — the Gen Z generation, Wendy’s plan on introducing an AI chatbot into their drive-thrus, and more fashion retailers continue to launch resale initiatives to prove their commitment to sustainability.
Macy’s opens more strip mall stores as expansion strategy faces pivotal test, Tiffany’s New York flagship store re-opens after 3 years, and Outform becomes a 7x winner at Shop Awards 2023.
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